Printing method based on remaining color toner or ink information
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoung-ju Kim, Don-Seon Lee, Bong-gi Lee
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for printing a document by remaining color toner or ink information is provided. The printing method comprising the steps of providing remaining color toner or ink information supported by the printing device; dividing the document into areas, and designating colors to the designated areas; and if the remaining amounts of colors are sufficient to print the document in the designated colors, printing the document in the designated colors
Claims17
A method for printing a document using remaining color toner or ink information according to objects to be printed by a printing device, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing remaining color toner or ink information supported by the printing device;
- dividing the document into areas according to the objects, and then designating colors to the divided areas according to the remaining color toner or ink information;
- and
- printing the document in the designated colors if residual color amounts in remaining color toner or ink are sufficient to print the document in the designated colors.
A printing system comprising:
- a printing device;
- a plurality of objects to be printed by the printing device;
- an application program for preparing a document;
- and
- a driver for receiving remaining color toner or ink information supported by the printing device, and dividing the document into areas according to the objects and then designating colors to the areas according to the remaining color toner or ink information;
- wherein the printing device transmits the remaining color toner or ink information supported by the printer;
- and
- wherein the printing device is driven by the driver to print the document in the designated colors if residual color amounts in remaining color toner or ink are sufficient to print the document in the designated colors.
A method for printing a document through a device driver, the method comprising:
- changing a color information of the document to be printed by executing a preview function of the device driver;
- generating a command based on the changes made to the color information of the document;
- dividing the document into areas according to objects to be printed by a printer, and then designating colors to the divided areas according to a remaining color toner or ink information;
- and
- performing a printing operation based on the generated command if residual color amounts in remaining color toner or ink are sufficient to print the document in the designated colors.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.